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WOODROW WILSON.
Woodrow Wilson will stand securely
among the small company
of those , who constitute the
world's rent'y great men, writes
Prof. D. D. Wallace of Wofford
college in The Southern Christian
Advocate. Like many another
pi eat statesman, he retires under
the burden of the temporary unpopularity
of political reaction. In
this he is in such enmnnnv n? Orn.
vcr Cleveland, William E. Gladstone,
Sir Robert Peel and the elder
Pitt.
f Dr. Charles Eliot, who, except
for his support of Cleveland and
Wilson, is ranked as a Republican,
and it is needless to add the highest
type of Republican, declared
during the recent campaign that
the Democratic party under Wilson's
leadership had accomplished
more for the industrial, financial,,
political and moral advancepient
of the American people in seven
years than the Republican party
had in the previous 30 years." The
truth of the statement helps to explain
"why the party was driven
so overwhelmingly from power.
The ordinary, average citizen can
stand only a certain amount of
moral uplift and moral stimulus in
a given period. President Wilson
understood from the first that,
much of his great work would
have to be done quickly if it were
done at all. lie did it with marvelous
quickness. He pays the
temporary penalty; he will re
ceivo tlie permanent glory.
The bare list of the achievements
of the Democratic party
uniler President Wilson's lendership
during his first administration
is a catalogue whose length
is relieved of wcarisomeness only
by the stirring nature of its
items. First, there came the only
substantial reform in an inquitous
and out of date tariff that
the country had seen since 1857,
and the country Vill never see
any very decided or lasting return
to the old system. Not resting
with one great reform that
would have for the time satisfied
the average president, he launched
immediately the program for
the financial reform that materialized
in the federal reserve system.
the most wonderful achievement
in banking legislation that
the world has ever seen. In the
few years of ils existence it has
made possible the financing of the
Great war with a facility that
would have otherwise been impossible,
and lias enabled the
country to make the transition
from the perilous conditions of
war with a painful depression instead
of a calamitous panic.
Then followed the Clayton antitrust
act and the federal trade
commission, designed to enable
big business to render its indispensable
service to the modern
world without becoming a piratical
outlaw. The income tax was
introduced, so as to adjust the
burden of taxes, as they had
never been adjusted before, to
the capacity to pay. lThe air was
cleared of spoils politics by the
simple announcement that the
man who sought position on the
mere recommendation of politicians
would be considered to
have confessed his unfitness on
his merits, and the merit system
of appoihtment was extended to
fj^his of thousands of postmasterShips.
Rural credits were established
by the federal farm loan
banks.
There is 110 exaggeration in
giving President Wilson a large
part of thccredit for these measures,
for many,, if not most, of
them would have been impossible
without his leadership. He belongs
frankly to the school of
publicists who believe in the necessity
of vigorous executive
leadership. Not only the history
of England, France, Germany
and Italy demonstrate the correctness
of this view but a glance
over our own past tells the same
Stnru Thn fftpona tViut ctrtrin
and swirl around the government
of a great modern nation are so
mighty, so divergent, so multitudinous,
that the necessity of vigorous,
responsible executive leadership
is greater than ever before.
President Wilson immediately
elevated the presidency to a new
position of influence when he re-'
vived the custom of Washington
in delivering his great messages
in person. It is sufe to say that
the world has never hung with
such" attention to the words of
any other ruler as upon the utterances
of President Wilson when
addressing in person the two :
houses of Congiess. He has added
dignity and influence to the great
office he has held. ,
The early months of his administration
seemed to indioate that
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President Wilson, like Mr. Gladstone,
was destined to be a great
executive only in domestic reforms.
By a complex fate he was
led to the highest fame as an international
statesman. Absolute
integrity was struck as the keynote
of his international policy
when he demanded and secured
from an unwilling Congress the
repeal of the act of the previous
administration exempting American
ships from tolls in the Panama
canal. We had promised
equality .of treatment to the ships
of all nations; President Wilson
held the nation to the ideal that
American good faith cannot be
permitted to suffer even the suspicion
of dishonor.
Wilson's part in securing the
adoption of necessary war legislation
was far greater than has
ever before been the case with a
president. While it is true that
the common patriotism of the
country rallied magnificently to
the national cause, it is nonetheless
true that the guiding hand of
competent leadership alone could
turn this enthusiasm and these
| forces to the most effective coordinated
results. Among the most
difficult problems that had to be
faced were those concerned with
settling disputes involving labor.
Certainly no other man could
have met these difficult problems
with such success. When a calamitous
strike seemed inevitable,
an address to the men in the president's
wonderful style, or a con
ierence witn the leaders, or a firm
refusal to permit any man to
roek the boat would keep the
wheels moving that could not
stop if we were to win the war.
The public's memory is so short
that probably most have forgotten
how in those trying days it
was the regular thing to say of
any difficulty that appeared insolvable,
"Let the president settle
it."
The president's trip to Europe
was simply an act of a great man
who refused to permit events to
take the wrong course while he.
in obedience to precedent, remained
in Washington and sought
to do through ambassadors what
lie was barely able to accomplish
by his powerful personality and
irresistible personal prestige on
the spot. It is not too much to
say that Europe has already been
spared a second calamity of war
because Woodrow Wilson went to
Paris.
As the president reached the pinnacle
of his greatness in connection
with the great war, both in
the marvelous effectiveness of his
leadership of our national forces
during the conflict and in his
unique moral and intellectual
leadership in the peace conference,
so he was destined in the
same connection to make his most
unhappy blunder and meet his
most serious defeat. Whether he
should have carried several strong
Republican leaders with him to
l'aris may perhaps be open to discussion.
The future, though visiting
the merited scorn upon certain
senatorial leaders, will entertain
only one opinion as to his
tragic mistake in failing to come
to an agreement, even to the extent
of accepting the whole program
of the foreign relations committee's
reservations, as the only
possible means of enabling America
to serve her own interests and
serve the world through the
League of Nations. His blunder
in that is responsible more than
all else for his repute of autocraey.
impracticably and wilfulness,
and will result either in the fruits
of his labor being lost or being
gathered by others who little deserve
the honor.
The foundations of Wilson's
power are laid in both intellect
and character. These two essentials
of greatness he possessed in
a degree and combination that
mark the enneh>il mmi Tin. f..r
vor of his religious convictions,
I the fearlessness of his pursuit of
what he conceives to be right, the
prophetic vision of his idealism
and the power of intellect with
which he marshals his forces are
ruised to the utmost effectiveness
by a gift of'expression that carries
his thought to the rough laborer
ami the polished scholar
alike with a charm rarely possessed
l>y a ruler.
As during the crisis of war all
parties joined in recognizing the
greatness of their president, so
when the transient fogs of party
politics are passed he will , hold
without question his place among
the noblest figures of American
history.
There will be fewer income taxpayers
in Clover and vicinity for
the year 1920 than there were in
1919, it is said. This is because of
the decline in the price of cotton
and the grcai falling off in the
value of farm products generally.
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FORT MILL, S. C.
GENERAL INFORMATION.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
i F. E. ARDREY Mayor I
C. S. LINK Clerk
A. L. OTT Police Judge |
V. D. POTTS Chief of Police
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. '
< > No. 35 Southbound 6:19 a. m. < >
I No. 31 Southbound 8:07 a. m.
No. 36 Northbound 8:23 a. m.
No. 113 Southbound..11:38 a. m.
i No. 114 Northbound..11:55 a. m. i
, , No. 27 Southbound 5:32 p. m. , ,
No. 32 Northbound 6:35 p. m.
i No. 28 Northbound 7:43 p. m. I
i MAILS CLOSE. , i '
I For train No. 27 6:10 p. m.
For train No. 28 7:20 p. m.
i For train No. 35 .8:00 p. m. i
For train No. 86 8:00 a. m.
Note?No mail is dispatched on i 1
trains 31, 32 and 114. Trains 27
and 28 do not handle mail Sunday.
POSTOFFICE HOURS.
Daily 8:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m.
A 4^ n.OA _ - OA 1 V I
uuiiuby o n? s,o?i. :ou 10 o p. a. t
J W. B. ARDREY, Postmaster. j
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WHITE LEGHORN EGGS?
Purebred "White Leghorn Eggs
from healthy, prolific layers for
sale at $1 per setting. J. J. Cunnup.
Fort Mill, S. C.
We still have sonic good Shoes that
we are almost giving away to make
room for new goods coming In at
Massey's.
Miss Estelle Massey has opened a
Millinery Parlor at her home on
Hull street to make and retrim
hats, which means a great saving
to you. Miss Massey has had
much experience in this line in
Fort Mill and elsewhere and will
be pleased/ to serve you.
You think you have heard some
GOOD phonograph music, but it you
haven't heard Brunswick records on
Brunswick phonographs, "You Alnt
Heard Nothln' Yet."
FOIt BADE?One Ford Roadster
with nice truck body; car in godd
condition; freshly painted red. Price
$250 or will exchange for good young
mule or horse. Osntond Barber.
More new goods at new prices at
Musscy's. Ginghams and Domestic 10
to 20 cents.
A Woman Wrote The Canby News*
Minn., December 10, as Follows:
"If my (ubacribenaik what you think of Rmt-Snsp,
tell them its the best rst exterminator I know. Rxts
were liking our eggs. oats, com; had full swing in our
cellar. 1 used Rat-Snap for two days and rats have '
daarodoutcoBpUtely." ThreesiaesiJSc.Wc.llOi,
bold and guaranteed by
I.YTLE DRUG CO.
THE CASH STORE.
For Sale or Exchange ? One
Ilolstein male calf two weeks old;
beautifully marked, mostly white,
front registered sire and mother
nearly full Ilolstein; priee $20
when calf one month old or will
exchange for peas or corn at market
price. Osmond Barber.
See the New Spring lints at Massey's.
New York und Charlotte styles
at Fort Mill prices, which means
HALF at Massey's.
How a Rat Nearly Destroyed
Mrs. L. Bowsn'a (ft I \ 1
'For months we wouldn't go into the cellar, fear,
fng a big rat. One night it set our whale kitchen on
fire by chewing matches. The next day. we got the
ugly thing with Rat.Snap?just one cake." Rats dry
up and leave no smell. Three sixes: 35c. 65c. 11.25.
Sold and guaranteed by
L.YTLE DRUG CO.
THK CASH STORK.
Tlie attention of patrons of Ihe
l'ort .Mill Times Is called to the fact
that obituary notices, tributes of respect,
curtls of tlutuks and notices of (
tlte births of liable* are not printed
lit this paper as news items hut as
advertisements and must Im> |uiid for
to the rutes established for tlietr insertion.
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Better Than Traps For Rat*
Writes Adams Drug Co.. Ttxu
Tbsy nay: **RAT-SNAP is doing ths work
and the rst undertakers arc as busy aa pop
corn on a hot stove." Try it on your rata. 'r
RAT-SNAP Is a "money back" guaranteed i
aure killer. Comes ready for uae ; no mix- .
in* with other foods. Cats and dogs won't
touch it. Rata dry up stvd leave no smell. 1
Three sixes: 86c for one room; 66c for .
house or chicken yard; $1.26 for buna and
outbuildings. Start killing rats today. f
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THE CASH STOKE.
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Pyramid Paint Shop j
HOCK 11ILL, S. C. p
PAINTING ;
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If your car needs painting we wilt {
paint It for you and do it In such a
way that you will be surprised at the
difference It makes in the looks of
your old car. Our corps of painters i]
are the best thnt can be obtained and (]
only those who are experienced in .
car painting are on our force. The *
looks of your car Is Just like the V
looks of your person. It goes a lang t
way.
JAMES A. JOHNSON, Proprietor.
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Fort Mill
TAX EXTENSION.,. |
Office of the County Treasurer qf
York County.
York, S. C., March 1.1921.
Pursuant to the Act of the General
Assembly notice is hereby
?iven that the time for the payment
of taxes due between Oeto>er
15 and December 31, 1920. has
t>een extended to May 1, 1921,
with a three per cent penalty adled
to all payments made after
March 1. From May 1 to May 15,
1921, there will be a penalty of
J per cent, and after May 15 all
mpaid taxes will go into execution.
Unpaid poll taxes will be
)laced in the hands of the magisrates
of the several townships for
>roseeution.
All of the banks of the county
ire offering their accommodations
ind facilities to taxpayers who
nay aesire to mane use of the <
ame, and I am taking pleasure in 3
riving prompt attention to all cor- <
espondence on the subject. <
All taxpayers appearing at my *
ffice will receive prompt atten- '
ion. ]
Note?The tax books are made
ip by townships and parties writ- '
rig about taxes will always expe- \
lite matters if they will mention i
he township or townships in
rhieh their property or properies
are located.
HARRY E. NEIL, (
Treasurer of York County.
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Take the matter up with me.
K haircut, shave and shineMi.
these things make one feel
fine.
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THE TIMES
FOR HOME NEWS
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hich a better price can not b
Ve are in business to help t
selves better when we help tl
s our stock is always fresh,
antee quick deliveries and effi
I Cooperative
EL S. PARKS, Manager.
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T dence of being fit
There is merit t<
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